OET interlinear ECC 9:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) when his time will come

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when also/yet not know the=humankind DOM time_of,his like,fish(es) which_[are],caught in,a_net cruel and,like,birds [which,are]_caught in,snare like,them trapped sons_of the=humankind to,a_time_of evil when,it,falls on,them suddenly )

This refers to when a person dies. Alternate translation: [when he will die] or [when the time of his death will come]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) fish are caught … birds are caught … the children of human beings are ensnared

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when also/yet not know the=humankind DOM time_of,his like,fish(es) which_[are],caught in,a_net cruel and,like,birds [which,are]_caught in,snare like,them trapped sons_of the=humankind to,a_time_of evil when,it,falls on,them suddenly )

This speaks of people dying when they do not expect it, in the same way that people catch animals and kill them when they do not expect it.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) the children of human beings are ensnared by evil times

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when also/yet not know the=humankind DOM time_of,his like,fish(es) which_[are],caught in,a_net cruel and,like,birds [which,are]_caught in,snare like,them trapped sons_of the=humankind to,a_time_of evil when,it,falls on,them suddenly )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Also, this speaks of people experiencing disaster and unfortunate times as if they were being imprisoned or trapped. Alternate translation: [evil times are coming upon the children of human beings] (See also: figs-metaphor)

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) that suddenly fall upon them

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when also/yet not know the=humankind DOM time_of,his like,fish(es) which_[are],caught in,a_net cruel and,like,birds [which,are]_caught in,snare like,them trapped sons_of the=humankind to,a_time_of evil when,it,falls on,them suddenly )

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: [at times when they do not expect them to happen] or [that suddenly happen to them]